Interoperability News and Resources for Healthcare

How FHIR Can Support Post-Acute Care, Advance Directive Interoperability

April 17, 2023 - While advance care planning documents are key for meeting patients' end-of-life care wishes, data siloes can prevent providers from accessing critical information when it matters most. An upcoming HL7 FHIR implementation guide aims to streamline advance directive interoperability to support patient-centered care. The Advance Directive...

Challenges, Opportunities of Digital Health in Health Insurance

January 23, 2023 by Kelsey Waddill

Technology-centered solutions, lack of payer alignment, and competition over data are barriers to digital health advancement in health insurance. Peter Long, executive vice president of strategy and...

Addressing Data Sharing Barriers for Care Coordination from Jail to Community

November 21, 2022 by Hannah Nelson

Jails can provide opportunities to diagnose and treat individuals for HIV. However, supporting care coordination for formerly incarcerated individuals upon reentry into the community can be difficult...

How 360X Specifications Can Support HIE for Care Coordination

June 06, 2022 by Hannah Nelson

As the digital health transformation progresses, stakeholders are looking to well-established data standards to support health information exchange (HIE) for care coordination. Holly Miller, MD, chief...

IHS Announces Plans for EHR Modernization Project, Interoperability

April 26, 2022 by Sara Heath

Pinch-hitting for Kyle today as the Indian Health Services outlines its plans for an EHR modernization project it says will support interoperability in an advancing health IT landscape. The address...

Court Ruling Brings an End to Proposed New Jersey Hospital Merger

April 19, 2022 by Kyle Murphy, PhD

The tides appear to be changing with regard to healthcare mergers and acquisitions in both federal courts and the court of public opinion. Interoperability Holding Back Healthcare Digital...

Bringing Payers, Patients into the Health Data Exchange Conversation

January 17, 2022 by Kyle Murphy, PhD

The adoption of electronic health records and creation of health information networks have spurred greater health data exchange between providers. While plenty of work must be done to ensure providers...

Payers Cover Coronavirus Tests, Physicians Oppose Surprise Billing Act

January 12, 2022 by Hayden Schmidt

This week, CMS announced a new rule requiring commercial insurance groups to cover the cost of coronavirus tests for their members. Insured Americans will now qualify for eight free tests per...

Epic Partnership Looks to Streamline Payer Health Data Exchange

January 07, 2022 by Kyle Murphy, PhD

Mergers, acquisitions, collaborations, and partnerships are commonplace to kick on the new year. Health Systems Merge to Create 3rd Largest System in Illinois NorthShore University HealthSystem and...

How 3 Policies are Changing the Healthcare Payer Landscape

December 21, 2021 by Hayden Schmidt

In a new report from Insights by Xtelligent Healthcare Media, three recent healthcare rules are examined and their effects on payers are measured. The first of the three regulations examined, the No Surprises Act, aims to protect...

How to Pursue Standardization in Surprise Billing Compliance

December 13, 2021 by Kelsey Waddill

Surprise billing is a burden on patients and healthcare stakeholders alike, but the healthcare industry has had difficulty confronting this problem due to a lack of uniformity. “Surprise billing...

How FHIR Data Standard Implementation Enhances Interoperability

December 06, 2021 by Hannah Nelson

As healthcare organizations look to enhance their interoperability efforts and comply with ONC information blocking regulations, many stakeholders are adopting application programming interfaces (API)...

Kaiser Workers Approve Strike, Medicare Advantage Plans Rank Well

October 13, 2021 by Hayden Schmidt

In Southern California, Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers have overwhelmingly approved a strike during a recent vote. If negotiations fail, staffing shortages could ensue. A Class I FDA recall was...

Population Health and Data Analytics Strategies for Value-Based Care

October 08, 2021 by Hayden Schmidt

Healthcare is increasingly reliant on data analytics strategies. Population health measures are no exception, as they depend heavily on analytics to monitor metrics for large groups of patients, fill...

CMS Proposes Better Home Health, Access; Telehealth Bills Target Rural Health, Diabetes

June 30, 2021 by Emily Sokol, MPH

CMS issued two proposed bills that would expand home healthcare and access to health insurance exchanges. Meanwhile, Congress continues to push for telehealth bills that would increase rural access to...

How Payers Can Keep the Big Vision of Interoperability in Sight

June 14, 2021 by Kelsey Waddill

As payers prepare to comply with specific CMS interoperability deadlines, it is critical that they keep in mind the overarching goals of interoperability, not just the compliance details. Listen to...

How Payers Can Integrate Interoperability into Overall Strategy

June 07, 2021 by Kelsey Waddill

As the healthcare industry moves toward interoperability, payers are juggling numerous factors to both meet CMS requirements and further the aims of interoperability. The industrywide movement toward...

HHS Funding Targets the Most Vulnerable, Debate to Extend Provider Relief Fund Ensues

May 19, 2021 by Emily Sokol, MPH

As HHS continues to make American Rescue Plan funding available, their efforts signal an emphasis on vulnerable populations and communities. Meanwhile, lawmakers urge HHS to extend Provider Relief Fund...

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